let bygones be bygones

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From bygone (event that happened in the past).

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let bygones be bygones (third-person singular simple present lets bygones be bygones, present participle letting bygones be bygones, simple past and past participle let bygones be bygones)

  1. (intransitive, idiomatic) To disregard or ignore a past difficulty in a relationship or an offence (when dealing with another individual).
    Synonym: forgive and forget

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